singularity-forge/vscode-extension

GSD-2 — VS Code Extension

Control the GSD-2 coding agent directly from VS Code. Run autonomous coding sessions, chat with @gsd in VS Code Chat, and monitor your agent from a sidebar dashboard — all without leaving the editor.

Requirements

GSD must be installed before activating this extension:

npm install -g gsd-pi

Node.js ≥ 20.6.0 and Git are required.

Features

Sidebar Dashboard

Click the GSD icon in the Activity Bar to open the agent dashboard. It shows:

• Connection status (connected / disconnected)
• Active model and provider
• Thinking level
• Token usage and session cost
• Quick action buttons: Start, Stop, New Session, Compact, Abort

Chat Integration (@gsd)

Use @gsd in VS Code Chat (Ctrl+Shift+I) to send messages to the agent:

@gsd refactor the auth module to use JWT
@gsd /gsd auto
@gsd what's the current milestone status?

Commands

All commands are accessible via Ctrl+Shift+P:

Command	Description
GSD: Start Agent	Connect to the GSD agent
GSD: Stop Agent	Disconnect the agent
GSD: New Session	Start a fresh conversation
GSD: Send Message	Send a message to the agent
GSD: Abort Current Operation	Interrupt the current operation
GSD: Steer Agent	Send a steering message mid-operation
GSD: Switch Model	Pick a model from QuickPick
GSD: Cycle Model	Rotate to the next configured model
GSD: Set Thinking Level	Choose off / low / medium / high
GSD: Cycle Thinking Level	Rotate through thinking levels
GSD: Compact Context	Manually trigger context compaction
GSD: Export Conversation as HTML	Save the session as HTML
GSD: Show Session Stats	Display token usage and cost
GSD: Run Bash Command	Execute a shell command via the agent
GSD: List Available Commands	Browse and run GSD slash commands

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Command
Ctrl+Shift+G Ctrl+Shift+N	New Session
Ctrl+Shift+G Ctrl+Shift+M	Cycle Model
Ctrl+Shift+G Ctrl+Shift+T	Cycle Thinking Level

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
gsd.binaryPath	"gsd"	Path to the GSD binary if not on PATH
gsd.autoStart	false	Start the agent automatically when the extension activates
gsd.autoCompaction	true	Enable automatic context compaction

Quick Start

1. Install GSD: npm install -g gsd-pi
2. Install this extension
3. Open a project folder in VS Code
4. Ctrl+Shift+P → GSD: Start Agent
5. Use @gsd in Chat or the sidebar to interact with the agent

How It Works

The extension spawns gsd --mode rpc in the background and communicates over JSON-RPC via stdin/stdout. All 25 RPC commands are supported, including streaming events for real-time sidebar updates.

Links

• GSD Documentation
• Getting Started
• Issue Tracker